> Is MacTeX on the Tex Live DVD?
Yes, in two different ways.
1) MacTeX, the thing downloaded via tug.org/mactex, is on the TeX
Collection DVD in its entirety. (Although it has been updated since
the DVD was pressed.)
2) The core part of MacTeX are the *-darwin binaries and, of course, the
platform-independent TeX packages. They are included in the TeX Live
distribution, ie, you can get a working TeX installation from TeX
Live -- but MacTeX makes it easier.
> reading the mactex website, it seems like it isn't
What text did we write on there that led you to wondering?
Thanks,
karl